Research On The Application Of Healing Environment Theory In Pocket Park Design

In the context of the continuous development of modern society and the gradual acceleration of urbanization,more and more people flock to cities.The rapid development of the city enables people to enjoy a more superior material life and a richer spiritual life,but at the same time,it also lays huge hidden dangers to the urban environment as well as the physical and mental health of the urban population.A sea of scholars have shown through research that the need of eliminating fatigue for urban people is actually a need of restoration.This kind of need can be met in certain specific environments,that is,a restoration environment.Having Investigated the correlation between environment and health,a large number of scholars at home and abroadtook the restoration function into account in the landscape environment design.Pocket Park,as a small urban public space generated under the background of high-density cities,has been used in urban green space construction in recent years due to its small area,flexible site selection,convenient accessibility,high utilization rate,rich forms,and wide application.With the rapidly development of Pocket Park,the shortcomings of urban parks has been made up.In addition,plenty of suitable outdoor physical and mental restoration places for people has been established.However,the current pocket parks,with nearly negligible restoration benefits,lack the guidance of systematic theory in the design of the restoration environment,which is unable to meet the increasing demand of people.In order to fix the problems of the urban environment and improve the current situation of the urban population,and to better utilize and develop the value advantages of pocket parks,the author proposes that the theory of restorative environment should be applied to the design of pocket parks.Thus,research on the application method in the current pocket park,we systematically combine the theory of restorative environment with the design of pocket parks and carry out a new round of transformation and upgrading.First of all,under the relationship between environment and health,we discuss environmental pressure and the decompression properties of the environment,and clarify the interaction between the environment and human health.By sorting out,researching and analyzing the concepts and theories of the rejuvenating environment and the pocket park,We combine these two elements and formulate the concept of the rejuvenating environment of the pocket park.Compared with related types of parks,the study regarded to the pocket park is carried out to explore the significance of the construction of the rejuvenating environment of pocket parks for the development of urban natural environment and urban social environment.Based on the available research of relevant literature,theories and excellent cases in the early stage,field investigation and data statistics and analysis of the current situation of the rehabilitative environment of the pocket park are carried out through the progressive focus sample selection method,field investigation method,and questionnaire analysis method.The investigation and research were simultaneously carried out from the supply side and the demand side.We focus on the typical pocket park which located in the main urban area of Zhengzhou,Henan Province as the research object to study and analyze the current state of environmental recovery.What’s more,in order to further accurately understand the user’s recovery psychology and recovery behavior activity needs,we issued the online questionnaires and conducted investigation,research and summary of the results.Based on the results of various investigations,it is concluded that the current pocket park environment in China has certain restorative benefits,but it is obviously not enough to meet the increasing demand of people.If a good restorative benefits can be realized,the environmental elements in the park need conform to the four major characteristics of the rejuvenating:distance,fascination,extent,and compatibility.These four major characteristics can be embodied by designing the vegetation,waterscape,and other environmental elements such as public facilities and activity spaces.Considered on the results and conclusions of the investigation and data analysis,combined with the design methods of the rehabilitative environment and pocket parks,the design principles and design strategies of the rehabilitative pocket parks are analyzed and explained in detail.We put forward that five design principles that should be followed in the design of the rehabilitative environment of the pocket park: pronature,combination of safety and charm,combination of guidance and autonomy,combination of closeness and distance,and combination of tolerance and uniqueness,and four major design strategies: creating a multi-sensory experience landscape,constructing diversified activity spaces,adding activities with restorative benefits,and creating objects that can carry emotional output.At the same time,we lay the emphasis of design strategy on analyzing how to design the landscape environment,which can be realized by environmental design methods such as spatial layout,plant design,paving design,material use,and public facility design.Finally,the feasibility of the study was verified by combining with the simulation design practice of Zhengyuan,Guancheng District,Zhengzhou.The thesis aims at transforming from the research of the theory of rejuvenating environment to the design of the rejuvenating environment of pocket parks,meeting people’s growing physical and mental health needs,enhancing the value of pocket parks,and promoting the harmonious development of ecological and social environment.